Question

which scenario depicts two independent events?
the school play opens tonight and it is raining.
neva is hungry and she buys a snack from the concession stand.
ari chooses a partner for a group project and then ezekial chooses a partner from the remaining classmates.
luka paints during school and he stains his shirt.

Explanation:

To determine independent events, we check if one event's occurrence doesn't affect the other.

• "The school play opens tonight and it is raining": The play opening and rain are unrelated (one doesn't affect the other).
• "Neva is hungry and she buys a snack": Hunger causes buying a snack (dependent).
• "Ari chooses a partner... then Ezekial... from remaining": Ezekial's choice depends on Ari's (dependent, as pool is reduced).
• "Luka paints... stains shirt": Painting causes staining (dependent).

Only the play opening and rain are independent.

Answer:

The school play opens tonight and it is raining.